[...]Hope you hid enough to retire[...]
Why would you hope that Charles?
You sir have a good point!!
Regarding idle hopes or your name, sir?

Idle hopes. [...] Avatar represents an old friend of the family
Then: to idle hopes, friends & family (we drink)!!! [...]PS no chance those connections could help solve this issue in a bit more speedy and gentlemanly fashion...?

Hahaha no, would never leverage those connections on something that will ultimately be addressed by the feds.
If someone gets off scott free and gets cocky then perhaps.
Although some might argue there is little difference between the two, I certainly understand that sir...
But it doesn't seem there's even "need" for it, as there is no honor amongst thieves... Because it might seem someone is getting of "scott free", but he has been set up for a life of hiding and looking over his shoulder. This - presumably, I haven't found the source doc yet - can be read in the FTC documentation:
[...]"Former employees and Mr. Zerlan, admitted that Defendants mined Bitcoins with customer equipment."